October 21, 1973 - Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand speaking at Ford Hall Forum. Rand’s address was titled “Censorship: Local and Express.”
October 23, 1973 - MER’s Dennis Rooney interviews Joseph Roche, a member of Minnesota Orchestra, about the death and legacy of Pablo Casals. Roche shares experience of being a part of Casals Festival.
November 19, 1973 - This MER Special presents a tribute to famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who passed away on September 23, 1973. Program contains various readings and commentary of Neruda’s work, performed by Robert Bly and others.
November 20, 1973 - Produced with the encouragement of the late Robert Weaver, this Options program is a unique survey of Solzhenitsyn's work, with dramatic excerpts from One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch, and the voice of the author reading his own poetry (recorded clandestinely in his garden in Moscow before he emigrated to the U. S.).
November 23, 1973 - MPR’s Paul Gruchow interviews Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn experts and translators Keith Armes, Arthur C. Hudgins, and another guest about the first English translation of Solzhenitsyn’s Candle in the Wind, published by University of Minnesota Press.
November 28, 1973 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews author and journalist James E. Myers, who discusses his book "Bridge of Time: View of the Israeli People".
December 7, 1973 - Lucy Komisar, journalist and author, speaks about feminism and creativity via women in the literary tradition.
December 16, 1973 - Ron Libertus speaks about American Indian art, Native American culture, and family et al.
January 1, 1974 - Czech filmmaker Jan Kadar visits New Prague to see how much Czech culture remains.
January 1, 1974 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews writer and performer Garrison Keillor, who discusses people watching, Powdermilk Biscuits, comedy, and music from A Prairie Home Companion.